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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1918
Page
16
Public notices show Cahill Holliday proprietors offering coal services and appointing notaries W mally of Gedo and FP. Cummings of Douglas named polite notaries. Taxi calls and touring car rentals listed. Old papers for sale at Leader office. Various locals and visitors noted with Cheyenne events and phone numbers for service.
Perry of Torrington and E P Perry arrive in Cheyenne while Charles Hyatt from Burns visits for Prom Morns events.
Coal traffic floods lines from Wyoming and Colorado toward Omaha and Julesburg. Trains vary from ten to sixty coal cars, with unit and mixed consists, and coal receives priority over other freight. Crews adjust schedules to move coal at near passenger speed through depots and yards.
Pythian Sister will perform a dance at the KP ball in the city on Wednesday evening February 6. The event promises entertainment as part of the Knights of Pythias activities in the downtown venue.
Cheyenne pupils across grades and schools report substantial thrift stamp buying totaling 1124.57 with Churchill second graders leading at 65 dollars. Weekly totals by school show Central 242.63 Converse 125.54 Corlett 67.13 Churchill 102.45 Johnson 151.54, with Johnson delayed due to illness of the principal.
At a Douglas Wyoming meeting the Wyoming State Bar elected President W. E. Mullen Cheyenne First vice president Ralph Kimball Launder Second vice president Abraham Crawford Evanston Secretary George W. Ferguson Casper Executive council W. F. Mullen T. W. LaFlerche John Stansbury J. C. Raymond Clyde M. Watts Delegates to National Security League A Campbell N E Critell W Burdish Delegates to American Bar Association R J Hawley C A Kutcher A Campbell
Former President Roosevelt has been invited to serve as a pallbearer at the funeral of John L. Sullivan. A reply to the wired invitation has not yet been received.
New York report says the oil tank steamer Alabama which ran aground Saturday along the Atlantic was refloated today without damage.
Washington reports Belgium was granted another treasury credit of 4.5 million dollars, bringing total U.S. aid to 80 million. The action occurred today, February 5, in the ongoing financial support program.
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy for female ailments, arguing medicines vary but the product has stood the test for forty years, gaining nationwide recognition and steady popularity.
State Labor Commissioner Edward F. Taylor announced badges will be awarded to Wah-ana area boys for participation in the boys working reserve. School superintendents statewide are enrolling youths in the program which already lists 200 enrollees eager to contribute this spring and summer.
The Scottish Rite Masonic bodies elected officers for the Lodge of Perfection for the evening year. Richard H. Repath was named venerable master with John A. Kirkpatrick senior warden and John A. Whiting junior warden. George C. Rafter became orator, Rev. John J. Shingler almoner, Samuel Carson secretary, Edward W. Stone treasurer.
Cheyenne hit a 73 mph wind at 12 20 p m setting a winter record as sustained gusts of 64 mph persisted from 12 to 1 pm. The wind disrupted light and telephone service, caused outages on the south and north circuits, and carried a foul odor from nearby city dumps.
The report from London states German U boats have killed 14 120 noncombatant British men, women and children. Prime Minister Lloyd George returns from Versailles to pressure over Irish convention talks and the Amalgamated Engineers dispute. Parliament will be prorogued today or Wednesday with a formal war update postponed to reassembly in about a fortnight.
Cheyenne residents are invited to the Eighty third Artillery band concert at the Y M C A hut tonight at seven. The program includes a special number titled Hunting the Snark described as a musical spasm in six parts. The night promises vaudeville stunts and a rare musical showcase.
The state board of land commissioners will hold a meeting at the capitol tomorrow. Members include Governor Frank I. Houx as president, Ray E. Lee as secretary, and Edith K. C. Clark.
Associated Press report from Washington details U.S. war expenditures over ten months, averaging about 710 million dollars per month and nearly 24 million daily. It notes loans to allies totaling about 4.12 billion, with roughly 3 billion for war needs, and projects near 10 billion by year’s end.
Cheyenne bowlers will practice tonight at Fort Russell alleys before a tournament between a soldiers team and a civilian squad from town. Participants include J. C. Fulton Undersheriff Ed Schoels Frank Peters Mooney and M Davis. Alleys in the Fort Russell post office building open to civilians tonight from 6 o clock.
Advertisement promises PAZO OINTMENT cures piles and refunds money if it fails to relieve itching bleeding or protruding piles. First application brings relief. Includes price 606. Indicates refund policy.
The Emergency Fleet Corporation appeals to Wyoming officials to mobilize 250000 artisans and skilled mechanics for shipyards. Gov Frank L. Houx calls enrollment by county offices, listing dozens of trades from boilermaker to riveter and ship carpenter, aiming to minimize disruption to industry while meeting wartime ship needs.
Chence Jengen a Wyoming University varsity basketball player and Alpha Tau Omega member died in Laramie after pneumonia and meningitis. A freshman standout and son of Willis Jirsen, he had captained high school football and was highly regarded by students.
A man set off a false fire alarm at East Seventeenth and Van Lennen streets. The fire department responded in full force but found no fire and no trace of the person who triggered the alarm.
A historical flyer promotes hot tea for colds mentioning lamburt breast tea from pharmacies. It advises pouring boiling water over the mixture and sipping through a sieve to relieve congestion and loosen bowels. Described as inexpensive and harmless for home use.
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